Washington 5th Congressional District, Washington: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 876,2982024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,3772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 5, WAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 184,804 | 233,548 | 433,700 | ||
| R | 193,230 | 237,492 | 446,717 | ||
| R | 134,785 | 183,161 | 360,265 | ||
| R | 147,303 | 185,584 | 345,452 | ||
| R | 152,768 | 174,903 | 335,803 | ||
| R | 126,249 | 178,952 | 310,725 | ||
| R | 107,224 | 149,762 | 269,671 | ||
| D | 108,414 | 107,628 | 249,167 | ||
| D | 102,954 | 94,245 | 258,415 | ||
| R | 103,754 | 111,211 | 218,238 | ||
| R | 90,928 | 142,060 | 235,877 | ||
| R | 76,497 | 126,723 | 224,946 | ||
| R | 86,953 | 109,771 | 203,687 | ||
| R | 69,505 | 121,089 | 200,672 | ||
| R | 75,957 | 89,223 | 179,435 | ||
| D | 100,999 | 80,888 | 182,098 | ||
| R | 87,225 | 99,564 | 187,169 | ||
| R | 77,619 | 100,985 | 178,775 | ||
| R | 70,665 | 98,360 | 169,774 | ||
| D | 79,042 | 64,174 | 146,805 | ||
| D | 71,555 | 63,461 | 135,759 | ||
| D | 74,954 | 61,514 | 137,537 | ||
| D | 81,674 | 36,474 | 122,503 | ||
| D | 65,356 | 43,302 | 113,845 | ||
| R | 33,180 | 64,791 | 98,710 | ||
| R | 13,230 | 44,746 | 89,901 | ||
| R | 25,080 | 52,138 | 84,967 | ||
| D | 44,916 | 40,152 | 90,178 | ||
| O | 25,402 | 12,453 | 77,182 | ||
| R | 16,386 | 26,605 | 47,006 | ||
| R | 8,936 | 26,709 | 38,895 | ||
| D | 15,488 | 15,258 | 31,984 | ||
| D | 16,992 | 8,731 | 26,086 | ||
| R | 8,234 | 9,809 | 23,547 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.5%
English
13.4%
Irish
11.6%
American
5.2%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,377
Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 5$76,377
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.5%
speak English only
Spanish9.0%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washington 5th Congressional District in the Pacific Northwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Washington 5th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in Washington 5th Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $76,377 — all within the broad national range.
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Congressional District 5, Washington — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/5305/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 5, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 5, Washington voted Republican by 11.2 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 433,700 votes cast, 184,804 went Democratic and 233,548 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 5, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Washington as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 5, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Washington voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Congressional District 5, Washington?
Congressional District 5, Washington has a population of 876,298 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Washington?
Median household income in Congressional District 5, Washington is $76,377 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.